Sep 19 2010
Who Inspired Lorrie Morgan Most? Carlene and The Supremes!
Carlene has often named Lorrie Morgan as one of her favorite singers, and Lorrie has returned the compliment in a new interview with The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA:
Making your professional debut at age 13 with your country-famous father…
Read moreJan 18 2010
Carl Smith Funeral Service Held in Franklin, TN
Carlene's father Carl Smith passed away on Saturday, January 16, at his home in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 82. Visitation and funeral services were held on the following Monday and Tuesday, with many family members, friends, and fans…
Read moreDec 9 2008
Countdown With Keith Olbermann
Carlene Carter has never been much for politics, but apparently MSNBC's Keith Olbermann thinks one of her tunes sums up the dance between Congress and the auto executives. Here is a transcript from Wednesday night's show: OLBERMANN: "The last-minute push…
Read moreOct 12 2008
Carlene Carter on Mountain Stage
From NPR.org: Country singer and songwriter Carlene Carter is a third-generation member of country music's First Family. The Carters were extraordinarily prolific: Carlene's grandmother, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, along with A.P. and Sara Carter, cut some of the first commercially successful…
Read moreApr 22 2008
Carlene Carter to Open for Elvis Costello at the Ryman
It has just been announced that Carlene Carter, now one of the senior performing members of the first family of country music, will be opening for Elvis Costello at the Ryman (in Nashville, TN) on April 23. Carter's ties to…
Read moreMar 21 2008
"Stronger" Debuts on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart
Nearly 30 years after her first album in June 1978, Carlene Carter is back with her new CD Stronger, which debuted at #69 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, her first appearance there since her last studio release…
Read moreFeb 24 2008
Carlene Carter Records Web Only Song
Carlene Carter is recording a bonus track that will be available only on line in conjunction with her new CD Stronger. Yep Roc Records is offering the download to anyone who purchases a hard copy of Carter's first CD…
Read moreApr 30 2007
Miranda Lambert CD Debuts at #1 with Carlene's "Easy From Now On"
The songs on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend reveal a blossoming songwriter whose gifts continue to expand, as well as a singer with impeccable taste in material. Lambert again wrote or co-wrote the bulk of the album's songs -- eight of the eleven…
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